Pitch Perfect Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Bibliographic Information: Various Artists. (2012). Pitch perfect: Original motion picture soundtrack [CD]. Universal Music.

Plot Summary: The soundtrack for the hilarious a capella-centered film, Pitch Perfect, contains the tunes belted by The Barden Bellas and The Treblemakers- dueling a capella groups competing for the winning title at Nationals.  The soundtrack has A capella versions of hits like “Don’t Stop the Music,” SInce U Been Gone,” and “Party in the U.S.A.”

Critical Evaluation: N/A

Reader’s Annotation: Come listen to The Barden Bellas battle The Treblemakers on their journey to the National Collegiate A Capella Championship

Information about the artists: The soundtrack was recorded with the voices of the actors in the movie Pitch Perfect, including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, and many others (IMDb, n.d.).

Genre: Soundtrack, A capella

Curriculum Ties: N/A

Booktalking ideas (one or two):

1. Sample of mashups.

Reading level/Interest age: 12+

Challenge Issues: The soundtrack contains a track with lyrics about sex.

To defend challenged material I would:

1.    Read/watch/listen to the material to become familiar with the content.

2.    Familiarize myself with the Arizona Common Core curriculum standards http://www.azed.gov/azcommoncore/teacher/ to defend how the material can support the learning of these standards.

3.    Refer to the Library Bill of Rights: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill

4.    Refer to the collection policy of my library.

5.    Collect reviews from staff/students/patrons who have used the material

Why I included this CD: Pitch Perfect is a movie that appeals to the young adult audience because of its humour, crudeness, and singing.  Providing the soundtrack for the movie will please the fans of the hit movie.

References:

IMBd. (n.d.). Pitch perfect. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1981677/